Supporting leg



Feb, 10, 1931. J. A. HOEGGER SUPPORTING LEG Filed Dec. 2, 1927 2Sheets-Sheet l V Patented Feb. 19,1?31 g i p l i w. I

UNrrsa stares PATENTC OFFICE -4 aosurn seamen, or senses" CITY,newtiara-suit l i i i surroerinel 7 V Applicationfiled iieceniber SerialIto. 257,142. 7 i p I, g a H invention relates to improvements in Figure3 -iis a longitudinal section [on an supporting legs,r andmoreparticularly to enlarged scale. P

the kind of legs which are usuallyanchored Figureisa brokenlsideele'vation of the. in a stationaryposition in the floor to carry upperpart of the leg, and Y some super-structure. ;For' example legs ofFigure 5 is an inverted plan ofthe seat/ this character are frequentlyused in toilets The leg is -pr ovided with a depressed seat to supportthe various partitions in spaced 10 which can be c'onveniently ofsheetmetal .relation to the floor, but the leg can be used and isanchored in the'fioo'r 11' which for other purposes, although it is welladaptmay be of Cement, and is held fast by he- 19 ed to the purposementioned. When used conventionalianchoring device 11'. The topj inconnection with, toilet partitions I also edge of the seat shouldbe'flush ,with the use a simple strong andhandsome means Q P, and it hfi i base rO for supporting the partitions on the leg. "In we l g mt Thebase fi t Seat any event it is generally an exposed leg. In 10,COnfOrmmg t0 the shape thereof, so that '1 legs of thischaracter itfrequently happens i it is firmly held and the upper part of the thatthey need adjustment, or that after the a lsfpreferably flush with thefloor line legs and their super-structure which they so as to form nocrack or crevice for receiv- V carry have been installed, the floor orbuild- 111g dirt; The .leg 13 has a socketljat lts ing will settleslightly, andthe super-struc- PP I' P t, t i IS Closed by pl g Illltture will need adjustment. In such cases it 15 which lsfa'st .totheleg13, and is in its is frequently necessary to remove the leg largestpart of-the same i m er asjt heleg from its floor foundation, which isquite a m mbers, but has a shoulder. 16 seating on serious and expensivematter. Moreover e .tOp 0f the member 13. O that o y these legs aregenerally symmetrically 9 the p1ugnut,l5 wlllextend downward 25 shapedand adapted to be of an ornamental 1Ilt0 t Socket 6 m r 1 The nut naturebecause they are exposed to view. 15 fast 9 the member 13, and t mightMy invention is intended to obviate these p ly. e g al Wl h the saldmember, difiiculties, and produce a simple form of but 1t 18 u a t make1 as h wnleg which can be easily secured in the floor, j p g 15 receWesP Screw Whlch and which can be adjusted readily as to its a ea 18 0f tSame l m as h l g length, and which further can be made as m and thhfis'mfiahs for hh g 1t strong and ornamental as'the usual one-piece andt screw, the h t Shown g th leg. In carrying out this idea I make the lh, O e provlchhg holes 1 Whlch can leg in two parts, the lower ofwhichis seated lhstl'umeht by whlch t d r 35 in but easily removable from thefloor, make and schew can e ne h head h the two parts adjustable inrelation to each extehslon 20 Whlch extends P the other, and employ anexternal sleeve which PP Remember. 21 and Whlch 1S e eb covers the jointbetween the two leg memhh hl i b l' Thls forms bers and which thusserves as a brace and Very Secure cmmectlon hm -Y a h can be madeornamental if desired. leg member 21 from w Thus 1t W111 Reference is tobe had to the accompanybe Seen that by turmng the up I V down, thelength of the ,legcompnsmg the mg m d f t part of Sp two members 13 and21- can be very easily HOME-011, 1n which slmilar referencecharacadjusted, even thoughfthe leg use tog 45 ters indicatecorresponding parts 1n all the carry a support, and itcanl be doneWithout Y a removingiit from itsfloorseat.

Figure 1 1s a broken perspective v ew Th j i t, b t n the upper andlower 7 I showmg the general applicatlon of my 1 mleg members is coveredby a sleeve'22'whic'h proved leg. is external of the leg members andfits them 50 Figure 2 is a plan view thereof. nicely. so that it servesas a brace to stiflt'en 7.27, in a secure and handsome manner;

the ornamental heads exposed. -ends of'the pins are tappedtoreceivescrews V 33which extend through the flanges 31 and the saidmembers and also serves to conceal the joint between them. It will benoticed that the sleeve can be made to add an ornamental appearance tothe leg, which is import-ant because these legs are usually exposed, andare generally used in connection with a. structurewhich is made ashandsome as possible The 'sleevecanbe fixed inposithem, while the otherarms have each a single flange v31 disposed tolie on the innersides ofthe partition members carriedhtl ereby;

Headed pinsi32 extend through the parti tionmembers from the outsideleaving only The inner v. v l b 92 over the joint between the upper andlower leg members, and means for fastening the sleeve.

2. A supporting legfor raised partitions comprising a lower leg memberhaving a base, an upper leg member complementary to the lower member andcarrying a partition supporting bracket, an internal screw connectionbetween thetwo leg members, the thread whereof engages one member only,said screw having a head, the cross section of which corresponds to thatof the adjacent leg membersand with an extension projecting into theupperleg member, a sleeve freely slidable on the two leg members anddisposed to cover the oint'between tthem,-and means for fixing theposition of the sleeve;

In testimony. whereof, have signed my name to this'specification this18th dayof JOSEPH A. HoneeER.

thusthe pantitionsare securely supported but-theusual ugly fasteningsare absent, The bracket can be secured to the legby a screw whichextends down through the bracket and into a threaded hole 29 the plug25; r The partitionscan .be braced by angle br'ackets 34 at the innercorners which mayLbesecured by pins 32 and screws 33 .as already place.

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seen how easy it is to adjust the length of the legwithout disturbingitsfoundation or without removing the super-structure if the latter hasbeen applied. The sleeve 22 is slipped down orup, preferably down, topermit the head 18 to'be turned, and this is all that is necessary toadjust the length of the leg, after which the sleeve 22is slipped backto the position shown in'Figure 3 and fastened in Thus I provide a verystrong sim- From the foregoing description it willbe Y ple leg which canbe made highly ornamental and which has the advantage of being easilyadjusted. It will also be seen that the whole partition support issimple, strong and handsome.

This last feature is desirable in structuresof the kind referred t v IClaim:. 7. V i

1. A supporting leg comprising a lower leg Z member having a base, acomplementary upper leg member al gning wlth said lower leg member, ascrew ad ustable in the-upper end of the lower vmember, said screwhaving a head portion of a cross section correspon ding to theadjacentparts of the two leg members and with an. extension; projectinginto the upper leg member, a sleeve freely slidable

